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flamboyant /flæmˈbɔɪ ənt/

adjective

  1. strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors. 
  2. conspicuously dashing and colorful: the flamboyant idol of international society.
  3. florid; ornate; elaborately styled: flamboyant speeches. 
  4. Architechure. a. having the form of an ogee, as a bar of tracery. b. noting or pertaining to French Gothic architecture of the late 15th and early and middle 16th centuries, characterized by the use of flamboyant tracery, intricacy of detailing, virtuosity of workmanship, attenuation of parts, and frequent complication of interior space.

Origin of flamboyant

Old French 1835-1835

Source: Dictionary.com

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6 Comments

  1. Katrin

    Thomas Gottschalk is a flamboyant entertainer.

  2. Nia Khairina

    Midah always wears a flamboyant dress to campus.

  3. Amy Estrada

    Good Nia.

  4. Amy Estrada

    Great Katrin.

  5. azim

    some person like to wear flamboyant cloths.

  6. Amy Estrada

    Pretty close Azim, just a few corrections. Some people like to wear flamboyant clothes.

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